LONG TONES
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I had to play "Mr. Hollands Opus" tonight. Glad I have the endurance, strength, and breath control to play the "American Symphony" first section. We followed that up with "The Sinfonians". Those were after we played Bernstein's "Slava". I understand not being a fan, I'm not a fan, but I know what it takes. I've also taken the good doctor's advice about moving long tones to avoid stiff lips and find them as effective and they break the monotony of trying to be a drone. I don't know anyone that loves them.
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Thanks, Gary.
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Sort of my sequence doing long tones.
I don't start on C.
My trumpet professor, Gerald Webster, noted that if we start off the day with our mouthpiece and play a middle high, middle low, middle loud, middle soft "natural" pitch it tends to be the same each time. He called it the "Heimatton," and everyone's is individual. I start my expanding long tone sequence with my Heimatton (Eb) and work from there. The high notes don't seem as high and the low notes not so low.
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@Tobylou8 Long tones are great with Sporting events on TV
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I like playing long tones with no distractions. Frequently I'll start with a "ghost" tone, getting the lips to buzz so softly that the tone doesn't project from the bell. It kind of stays "stuck" in the bell flare. I crescendo from there and try to fill the room with sound (not loudness) and as a thought experiment will listen for the space vibrating. I'll then crescendo until the sound almost breaks, then diminuendo to nothing.
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A friend ( trumpet player in our jazz and quintet groups) is a martial artist - very accomplished. I sent him a routine for "recovery after illness" that included long tones and various Schlossberg routines. For his benefit I described them as the equivalent of trumpet (Tai Chi). He thought it appropriate.
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@Brian-Moon said in LONG TONES:
@Tobylou8 Long tones are great with Sporting events on TV
But it would be just common courtesy to stop while they’re putting
GETZEN Eterna 900, S.E. Shires C Trumpet, Custom Shires 3c MP, Shires 1 1/2 C MP
Assorted other mp's not used
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Golf needs something to truly make it a sport. Like a defense blitzing. There was a movie that added rushers to Golf. Can't remember the title. Sorry for the absence. Crazy busy.
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Appreciate the worm up routines. Haven't even been able to play my normal 10 minutes a day for a while, but will give these an honest trial. Thanks!
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@N1684T said in LONG TONES:
Appreciate the worm up routines. Haven't even been able to play my normal 10 minutes a day for a while, but will give these an honest trial. Thanks!
I should hope you never "worm up" on the trumpet.
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@BigDub said in LONG TONES:
@Brian-Moon said in LONG TONES:
@Tobylou8 Long tones are great with Sporting events on TV
But it would be just common courtesy to stop while they’re putting
Touché
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@administrator said in LONG TONES:
@N1684T said in LONG TONES:
Appreciate the worm up routines. Haven't even been able to play my normal 10 minutes a day for a while, but will give these an honest trial. Thanks!
I should hope you never "worm up" on the trumpet.
Must be a French thing.
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@N1684T said in LONG TONES:
Golf needs something to truly make it a sport. Like a defense blitzing. There was a movie that added rushers to Golf. Can't remember the title. Sorry for the absence. Crazy busy.
Could you be thinking about the Adam Sandler movie, Happy Gilmore? It didn’t exactly have that, but did have many broken golf taboos on it. Pretty funny.
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driving me crazy trying to remember the name of that movie! Cant believe i am the only one to worm up before playing;)
Nothing against Golf, i just consider it more a hobby than a sport. I'd rather work or cut grass than golf, but thats just me;)
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Happy Gilmore?
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@Dr-GO said in LONG TONES:
Eugene Blee's Flexibility Exercises:
Thanks for those Doc... Been incorporating these into my previously nonexistent warm up and it seems to be working nicely!!
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You are so welcome. They have worked well for me for over 40 years. I will not start a rehearsal or performance without first doing these excesses.
Allora Pocket Trumpet 2014
Harrelson Summit 2017
Kanstul 1526 2012
Getzen Power Bore 1961
Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
Martin Committee 1946
Olds Super Recording 1940
Olds Recording (LA) 1953
Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
Olds Ambassador 1965 -
@Dr-GO said in LONG TONES:
You are so welcome. They have worked well for me for over 40 years. I will not start a rehearsal or performance without first doing these excesses.
Nothing exceeds like excess.
GETZEN Eterna 900, S.E. Shires C Trumpet, Custom Shires 3c MP, Shires 1 1/2 C MP
Assorted other mp's not used
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@BigDub said in LONG TONES:
Nothing exceeds like excess.
Once again, this was Eugene Blee's exercises he developed to optimize his performance. He was the longest sitting principle trumpeter for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Exceeding in excess this is not. Give it a try. It is not excessive at all.
It takes very little warm up time to get through this exercise series, and if performed entirely in series, truly guarantees preparing the embouchure for a days worthy performance.
Allora Pocket Trumpet 2014
Harrelson Summit 2017
Kanstul 1526 2012
Getzen Power Bore 1961
Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
Martin Committee 1946
Olds Super Recording 1940
Olds Recording (LA) 1953
Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
Olds Ambassador 1965 -
@Dr-GO said in LONG TONES:
@BigDub said in LONG TONES:
Nothing exceeds like excess.
Once again, this was Eugene Blee's exercises he developed to optimize his performance. He was the longest sitting principle trumpeter for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Exceeding in excess this is not. Give it a try. It is not excessive at all.
It takes very little warm up time to get through this exercise series, and if performed entirely in series, truly guarantees preparing the embouchure for a days worthy performance.
Look at the post I am quoting. "Without first doing these excesses"
Just messing with you. I was your editor in another TiMe.
